Man Charged In Betting

DIGEST

March 17, 1994|Staff Report

FORT LAUDERDALE — A man who was on bail after being charged with operating a sports betting ring has been charged with resuming his business, police said Wednesday.

Robert Cohen, 62, of the 2800 block of Northeast 30th Street, was arrested after undercover detectives placed more than $1,200 in bets with him. Police had been tipped off that he was back in business. He was charged with seven counts of bookmaking, conspiracy to commit bookmaking and two racketeering-related charges. He was back in the Broward County Jail in lieu of $108,000 bail.

Cohen was charged with bookmaking on Jan. 19 along with two other men after a 14-month investigation. He was out on bail within a week, police said.